Alden Lane Nursery is a full service garden center with a wonderful selection of plant materials and garden accessories. Our centuries-old valley oak trees provide the perfect backdrop for beautiful quilts. Each morning of the show the quilts are hung from lines that go from tree to tree. Join us for the weekend and experience this wonderful outdoor quilt show.

Featured Artists

Joen Wolfrom
One of the pioneers of contemporary quiltmaking and the innovator of two new genres, Joen’s landscape quilts, innovative log cabin quilts, and free-flowing curved-pieced quilts have brought her international acclaim. Joen has authored twelve books and many products.

Melinda Bula
Her  Fabulous Fusible Flowers quilts are unique. With the wonderful look of a painting, she uses fabric and thread to create beautifully artistic quilts.  Her sense of color and design has won her numerous awards for both quilts and wearable arts. Whether it is fabric, wallpaper or quilts, creating and designing is Melinda’s passion.

Alex Anderson
Meet Alex Anderson, co-host of the new internet show “The Quilt Show” with Ricky Tims, www.thequiltshow.com, during the Saturday and Sunday quilt show.

Special Artist, You!
Enter your quilts for display! You may enter a maximum of 4 quilts for show.Go to www.aldenlane.com for rules and restrictions. All photos and forms must be delivered to Alden Lane Nursery by August 11 to be considered for showing.

Talk and Tour
Personal Time with Joen Wolfrom or Melinda Bula
During the show on both Saturday and Sunday, our featured artists will offer meet and greet opportunities, a walk and talk for up to one hour, $12:
  
Saturday:   Melinda Bula from 11-12
                 Joen Wolfrom from 1-2
Sunday:       Melinda Bula from 11-12
                 Joen Wolfrom from 1-2

Classes

Neutral Essentials
with Alex Anderson 
Thursday, Sept.25, 9am to 4pm
Join Alex Anderson as she explains what it takes to make a successful neutral quilt. In addition to fabric basics, Alex will teach you accurate piecing as well as machine applique, using her quilt “Daisy Chain” as the class example.  Of course you can make any quilt you wish–the choice is yours! Sign up early as this class is sure to sell out. Maximum of 28 students. Lunch included, $85.

A Celebration of Color
with Joen Wolfrom
Thursday, Sept. 25, 9am to 4pm
Apprehensive about selecting fabrics for your quilt projects? Join Joen to see how easy it is to pick the winning colors and fabrics for your quilt projects. Discover how you can create your own dynamically-colored quilts, and how you can use your favorite colors to their fullest potential. You’ll be amazed at how much you will learn! Lunch included, $75.

Coneflower Quilt
with Melinda Bula
Friday, Sept. 26, 9am-4pm 
Learn how to create the stunning Coneflower Quilt, from the cover of Melinda’s new book “Cutting Garden Quilts.” Use a simple paint-by-numbers process to create a breathtaking floral quilt! Maximum of 20 students. Lunch included, $65.

Vintage Linen Wholecloth Workshop
with Cindy Needham   
Friday, Sept. 26 , 9am-4pm
Cindy will offer a one-of-a-kind workshop to help you to create your own unique heirloom. The workshop will start with a hands-on lecture where she will teach you how to deal with stains and holes, special designing issues,as well as basting and binding techniques. She will have a large collection of vintage linen quilts to inspire you and will have a large stash of stencils available for your use. Maximum of 20 students. Lunch included, $75. 

Thread Bar
with Cindy Needham  
Saturday , Sept.27, 12-2pm
Join Cindy from Superior Threads for a fun, informative and very hands-on program where she will teach you how to choose and use all kinds of thread for your machine quilting. Learn to successfully use decorative threads and how to audition threads for your quilting. A detailed handout as well as a small goodie bag is provided. The $25 fee must be paid in advance.

Evening Lectures

It’s Color That Makes The Quilts
Go – WOW!
with Joen Wolfrom
Friday, Sept.26, 6:30 -8:30pm
Take a journey into the world of color, find clues to basic color ideas and such wonderful illusions as luminosity, luster, depth, shadow, and highlights. Enjoy a slideshow parade of eye-catching, show-stopping quilts that go WOW as you learn more about the magic of color! Fee is $35 or purchase both evening lectures for $60. Dessert and coffee included.

Developing the Artist within
through Quilts and Wearable Art
with Melinda Bula
Saturday Sept.27, 6:30-8:30pm
Come and enjoy a fashion show and  an opportunity to be inspired.  Melinda has been in love with color and fabric all of her life. Melinda’s wallpaper and fabric designs have been sold nationwide and featured on the covers of Better Homes and Garden magazine as well as Sunset Design in addition to other noted publications. Come and join us for a great fashion and quilting event. Fee is $35 or purchase both evening lectures for $60. Dessert and coffee included.

Just For You

Budding Beginners
Discover the joys of quilting. Amador Valley Quilters Guild is offering a special projects for first time quilters and kids. Sept. 27 and 28, 9am - 4pm. Free.

Vendors
A variety of quilting, craft and food vendors will be available to fill creative appetites.

Hotel Information
Hilton Garden Inn Livermore
2801 Constitution Dr., Livermore, CA 94551 (925)292-2000
Mention Quilting In The Garden to receive a $69.00 room rate. No shuttle available.

For more information or to sign up visit www.aldelalne.com